Northeast Florida Resilience Fund​ Grant

The Northeast Florida Resilience Fund Grants are administered by The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, a private philanthropic institution dedicated to strengthening nonprofit capacity in the region. The fund was established to address the gaps that emerge when public funding shifts or declines, acknowledging that philanthropy alone cannot fill the void. Its central mission is to build resilience in the nonprofit sector through collaboration, coordination, and strategic resource allocation, ensuring organizations can continue serving vulnerable populations. The purpose of the Northeast Florida Resilience Fund is to provide targeted support to organizations experiencing significant, measurable disruption due to reductions in public funding. The grants prioritize nonprofits that focus on meeting basic human needs, specifically addressing food insecurity, housing instability, and healthcare access. By providing timely financial assistance, the fund seeks to stabilize critical service providers and enable them to adapt to evolving challenges in the funding environment. The program offers two distinct types of grants, with awards up to $50,000. Stabilization Grants provide one-time bridge funding to organizations that can demonstrate loss or disruption of public funding. These grants are intended to support agencies whose primary mission involves food, housing, or healthcare services for vulnerable communities. Strengthening Grants are designed to enhance long-term organizational resilience, supporting efforts such as ecosystem mapping, scenario planning, and development of strategic partnerships including mergers, acquisitions, and coalition building. Additional eligible uses include investments in organizational capacity such as technology upgrades, risk management systems, and workforce development initiatives that build sustainable resilience. Beyond immediate stabilization and strengthening, the fund also supports forward-looking strategies that prepare nonprofits for future challenges. These may include public policy development, advocacy initiatives, and innovative approaches to service delivery. By offering both short-term and long-term support, the fund aims to not only help organizations weather immediate funding disruptions but also to position them for sustained impact in the years ahead. To be eligible, applicants must be nonprofit organizations with active 501(c)(3) status, legally incorporated in Florida, and serving communities in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, or St. Johns Counties for at least three years. Organizations must have operating budgets between $750,000 and $3 million, though collaborations or coalitions may apply if their combined budgets exceed the minimum threshold. Ineligible organizations are not specified in detail beyond these conditions, but entities outside of these requirements will not qualify. The application process opened on August 27, 2025, with technical assistance available from September 1 through September 26, 2025. Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The funder has made FAQs and technical support available to assist applicants, with staff available to address further questions through a request process. Applications are currently open, and the timeline indicates a clear structure to support prospective applicants in preparing submissions. For more information, applicants may contact Olivia Rearick, Program Assistant, at orearick@jaxcf.org or by phone at 904-356-4483. The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida is headquartered at 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL 32202, and provides ongoing resources and updates through its website. This structured process ensures that applicants have access to guidance, clarity on eligibility, and the support necessary to apply successfully.

Applicants are encouraged to review guidelines and FAQs and may request technical assistance between September 1–26, 2025.